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ERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEVJ' JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW J ERSE Y.

IVIACHINE FOR USE IN LASTING BOOTS AND SHOES.

Application filed. May 10, 1919, Serial No. 296,213. Renewed October 9, 1922. Serial No. 593,442.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES FqPru, a subject of the King of England, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Use in Lasting Boots and Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes, and

more particularly to'machines for use in that part of shoe manufacture in which the upper is conformed to the contour of the last, for example round the end portion of the shoe. r

A feature of the invention consists in novel means for applying a binderround the end of a shoe to hold the upper in conformity to the contour of'the last. As explained in my earlier Patent No. 1,591,892, granted on April 18, 1922, advantages are'involved for some purposes in shoe manufacture in the use of a lasting binder applied round the end of a shoe cxteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom, i. e. round the end face of the shoe, and the construction herein shown is designed to apply a binder in this location, although the invention is not thus limited. in its applicability. To this end the illustrative machine has means for engaging a binder, such for example as a band of flexible material, substantially continuously round the end of the shoe and for forcing the different portions of the binder against the upper with substantially uniform pressure and for holding the binder in position to be fastened tothe shoe.

A further feature of the invention con sists in a novel construction'and arrangement of means for applying a binder in holding relation to an upper round the end of a shoe and for fastening thebinder in holding position. The construction herein shown is particularly designed for applying to a shoe a binder having laterally projecting flange portions adapted for use in fastening the binder to the shoe,'a'ndto-this end comprises means for driving fasteners such as tacks through the flange portions of the binder to fasten the binder to the shoe. It will be understood, however, that in its broader aspects the invention is not limited to the specific means illustrated for fastening the binder. I

The invention is herein illustrated as embodied in a machine having means for pullshoe over the margin of the sole or insole (hereinafter frequently termed generically the sole The wiping meansthusprovided serves to gather the upper materials along the edge of the shoe bottom in preparation for the application of the binder round the lateral periphery of the shoe and also, by bending and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly, assists in forming a sharply defined edge line along the periphery of the sole or insole and applies to the margin a preliminary forming or molding pressure suchas to facilitate the subsequent operation whereby the upper is permanently secured to th sole or insole. Further important features of the invention are to be recognized in the combination thus provided of means for conforming the upper to the contour of the last and means for securing it by the use of a binder, although it will be understood that in its broader aspects the invention is not limited to a construction including upper pulling means and overlaylng means. p

The above and other features of the invention, including also novel means for subjecting the margin of an upper to overlaying and molding pressure, and certain details of construction and combinations of parts will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a viewpartly in side elevation and partly in vertical section of a portion of a pulling-over and toe lasting machine in which the invention is embodied;

Fig. 2 is a View looking down on the shoe and the wipers with parts in section in a plane at an angle to the horizontal illustrating more fully than Fig. l the relation of the shoe to the upper pulling, overlaying and binder applying and fastening means;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of a portion of the mechanism there shown, illustrating the relation of the mechanism to the shoe at a later stage in the cycle of operations;

Fig. l is a sectional View illustrating in greater detail the operation of the machine upon an end portion of the binder;

Fig. 5 is a View with parts in section in a plane parallel to that of Fig. 2 showing mechanism with which the machine is provided for operating the overlaying and binder applying and fastening means;

Fig. 6 is an end view of the overlaying Wipers and the means for applying the binder round the end of the shoe;

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 77 of Fig. 2 on an enlarged scale, and

Fig. 8 shows the toe portion or" a shoe as it appears after having been operated upon by the machine.

The invention is herein illustrated as ein bodied in mechanism designed to form a part of a well-known type'of pulling-over machine characteristic features of which are shown and described in detail in prior United States Letters Patent No. 1,029,387, granted on June 11, 1912, upon an application of R. F. McFeely, the machine herein shown embodying also certain features relating particularly to the toe lasting means which are more fully shown and described in Letters Patent No. 1,436,194 granted upon my application on Nov. 21, 1922. Only such portions of the machine as have particularly to do with the novel'features of this invention are shown herein in detail, and for a more complete understanding of the organization and mode of operation of the machine as a whole reference may be made to said prior patents.

The machine is provided with means for gripping and pulling the upper at the toe end and at opposite sides of the forepart of the last, comprising toe gripper jaws 2 and side gripper jaws 41, the toe gripper jaws being operated through a bar 6 by an updraw lever 8 to grip and pull the upper, and the side gripper jaws being similarly operated by means not shown herein in detail. To position the shoe for the upper pulling operation the machine is provided with a sole rest 10 which holds the last against strain as the upper is pulled and is also rocked downwardly by means of a cam 12 in time relation to the operation of the grippers to assist in stretching and conforming the upper to the contour of the last. At the time of the upper pulling operation, also, a heel rest l l is moved up into supporting relation to the heel end of the shoe to resist backward thrust in subsequent operations on the shoe. The illustrative machine is further provided with additional work positioning means comprising a member 16 for embracing the toe end of the last to determine its initial lengthwise position and a member 18 for engaging the margin of the sole'or insole adjacent to its edge to hold it in the correct relation to the surface of the last bottom. The members 16 and 18 are subsequently Withdrawn from operative position by means fully described in my prior patent and which it is not necessary to describe herein in detail. It is to be understood, moreover, that as far as the features of the present invention are concerned, one or both of these members may be omitted in case the character of the work is such as to render their use unnecessary.

It will be understood that in the operation of machines of the illustrative type the machine comes to rest immediately after the upper pulling operation to permit inspection of the worlr and such adjustment as may be necessary in order t insure the proper tensioning of the different portions of the upper and the proper relation of the lines of the upper to the contour of the last. Upon a subsequent starting of the machine, shoe clamping and supporting mechanism is moved into holding and supporting relation to the forepart of the shoe, such mechanism comprising pads 20 which the shoe at opposite sides and additional pads 22 which und rlie the lorepart oi the shoe to support it against the subse ucnt operation of the overlaying and fastening means. Following the movement of this clamping and supporting mechanism to operative position, the side grippers are rendered operative to draw the margin of the upper inward over the sole or insole, these grippers being followed in their inward movement by side overlaying and fastening mechanisms which finally cause the grippers to release the margin of the upper and are then rerated to fasten the upper in overlaid position at the sides. These mechanisms comprise side arms 24:, shown in section in Fig. 5, upon which are mounted overlaying wiper plates 26 and 28, tack holders 30 and 32 and tack drivers 34. These side wiper plates may be mounted and controlled, for example, as shown in a prior Patent No. 1,109,190, granted on March l l, 1922, on an application of R. F. McFeely and owed by the assignee of the present application. The inward movement of the side arms 2% is accompanied by rearward movement of a front arm 36 which is pivoted on a bracket 38 and supports at its lower end a pair of end embracing wipers 4.0 and means underneath said wipers for positioning a binder and applying it to the shoe. the wipers and the binder applying means being mounted in a holder 42 which, similarly to the 'iper mechanism of my earlier patent, is pivoted at 44 on the arm 36 for adjustment relatively to the plane of the shoe bottom as well as for yielding movement against the tension or a spring 46 in response to abnormal resistance of the shoe materials.

The wipers 4:0, as in the construction shown in my prior patent, are connected together by a pivot 48 and are detachably secured by means of pins 50 to gear segments gage fixed lugs 64: at a predetermined time in the operative movement of the arm Encircllng each of the rack bars 56 between a bearing washer 66 and an adjustable ten sion nut 68 is a spring 70. Springs 72 connected at their opposite ends respectively to the holder 42 and to the lower ends of the arms 60 tend to pull the arms toward the holder and through washers 74f. which engage shoulders on the rack bars 56 to hold these bars normally at their inner limit of movement. It will be understood that upon movement of the arm 36 rearwardly toward the shoe the ends of the stop screws 62 are carried into engagement with the lugs 65L, whereupon movement of the arms 60 in that direction is stopped and through the springs the rack bars 56 are held substantiallystationary, thus causing the pinions 50 in the continued movement of the arm 36 and the holder 42 to operate the gear segments 52 and swing the Wipers inward laterally of the shoe. In case one or both of the wipers 40 encounter abnormal resistance to inward movement prior to the completion of the movement of the wiper mechanism as a whole lengthwise of the shoe, the construction ailords provision for yield or the correspondlng sprlng or springs 70, thus permitting said wiper or wipers to continue the V movement lengthwise of the shoe without further closing movement laterally of the ,shoe. In the return of the parts to starting position the springs 72 cause the arms 60 and the bracket 42 to approach each other, whereby the rack bars are moved inward in their guideways and the gear segments are operated to open the wipers to their initial position.

At a predetermined time in the movement of the wiper mechanism lengthwise of the shoe the toe gripper is tripped to cause it to release the margin of the upper, such tripping of the gripper preferably taking place substantially at the time when the edges of the Wipers arrive in position to engage the margin of the upper and wipe it inward. The tripping of the toe gripper is effected by means of a latch 7 6 connected by a bar 78 to a finger 80 which is arranged to be operated by a member 82 secured to the arm 36. The toe gripper is under the control or a spring as cinder to slip s 7 g with the shoe.

which tends to forwardly permitted by rolls engagement with the inclined. oi ections 38 on the gripcasing the time being pulledspring 84: during forward yieldin 5y tn its updraw moi uncut. The spring 862 is connected to a pivot bar which carries a screw 92 in engagement with-the front face or the arm 36, and thus the rearward swinging movement of the the tensn of the spa 84: and permit the toe gripper to swing more or less rearwardly in response to the pull of the upper as well of the wig e0, purposes of this invention, are binder plates have a thickness substantially equal to the widn of a binder (4 comprising a band of thin flexible material such as sheet metal adapted to be applied round the end face of the shoe. lvlounted pivotally on supporting plates 08, these plates being arranged to project beyond the front edge faces of the members in position to support the bii i and ieldingly held in such position against stop a of springs 102 which permit the plates to be swung backward upon engagement with the shoe. Additional supporting means for the intermediate portion. of the binder is at- ;torded by a a guideway in the holder 42 and normally held by means of a sprin 106 with its front end portion projecting forwardly beyond the edge faces of the plates 9 1-, this member being yieldable backwardly against the tension of spring upon engagement with the end face of the shoe. In order further to insure that the binder shall beheld in place, the member liliis provided with a pivoted spring controlled catch 108 the upper'edge of which is sui ly rounded to permit the H i= dily both when the r is placed in on and when the supporting memher is stopped by engagement It will be evident that with the mecha ism th provided the binder a is ca ried ate en agement with the shoe as the wipers are operated and is pressed firmly by the n embers terials round the lateral peripher of the toe end of the shoe,

The binder herein shown is provided at its opposite ends with laterally projecting flanges b which are adapted to overlie pornber 10% mounted to slide instuds 36 which are fastened to the wipers are pins by means the upper maof the shoe bottem' to assist in fastening the binder to the shoe. Preferably the binder is so formed that the flanges 6 project initially, as shown, in an inclined relation to the plane of the adjacent body portion of the binder, thus permitting the binder to be applied readily to the shoe without danger that the flanges may catch objectionably in the margin of the upper. The machine is designed to bend the flanges 1) down upon the margin of the shoe bottom and to fasten the binder to the shoe by driving tacks through these flanges. For this purpose the foremost wiper plate 26 and its associated tacking mechanism at each side of the machine are utilized. By reference to Fig. 4E it will 7 be seen that the wiper plate 26 has an up turned end portion, and also a downturned flange portion 110 located at the inner edge of the slot in the wiper through which the tacks are driven. As the side wipers approach the shoe the plates 26 are carried into engagement with the upturned flanges b of the binder and in their continued movement serve to bend the flanges down over the margin of the shoe bottom, the downturned projections 110 being carried into engagement with the portions of the binder adjacent to said flanges and thus assisting in the bending operation as well as in pressing the end portions of the binder closely against the lateral periphery of the shoe. It will be understood that the wiper plates 26 are permitted to yield backward relatively to their supporting arms, as usual in machines of the illustrative type, thus permitting the arms to complete their operative movement toward the shoe in order to carry the tacking mechanisms into the correct relation to the edge of the shoe bottom. The arms having arrived at their inner limit of movement, the tack drivers 34c are operated in the wellknown manner to drive the severaltacks, the two foremost tacks on each side being driven through the downturned flange b of the binder, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 8, to fasten the binder securely to the shoe. As shown in Fig. 8, the binder securing tacks are only partially driven, thus permitting the binder to be readily detached from the shoe when required.

The means for imparting operative movement to the side arms 24; and to the front arm 36 and for returning them subsequently to their starting positions is shown in Fig. 5. This mechanism comprises a rack bar 112 engaged and operated by a pinion 114 and carrying at its front end spring plungers 116 which engage inclined faces on plates 118 mounted to slide in'guidewa-ys in the sides of the front arm 36. The rack bar 112 at its opposite sides is connected to pivoted gear segments 120 connected in turn to slides 122 which carry spring plungers 124 in engagement with inclined faces on plates 126 connected to the side arms 24. Rearward end of the shoe in order to insure that-the flanged ends of the binder a shall be carried rearwardly and inwardly toward the shoe in such manner as to be engaged by the wiper plates 26 before these plates are carried into engagement with the shoe materials. contemplated that in this construction resistance to the movement of the arm 36 lengthwise of the shoe by reason of pressure of the binder applying members 9-1 against It isthe lateral periphery of the shoe may be encountered before the side arms 24 have completed their inward movement, and with this in view the plates 118 are extended rearwardly to provide slideways of considerable length along which the plungers 116 may move in the continued rearward movement of the rack bar 112 after the operative movement of the arm 36 has been stopped. The side wipers and tackers are thus permitted to complete their operative movement, the tack drivers being finally actuated through relative movement between the slides 122 and 126 against the resistance of the spring plungers 124, as usual in machines of the type illustrated.

The machine is also provided with novel mechanism for operating the wipers 40 in such manner as to press the margin of the upper down on the sole or insole in the overwiping operation. To this end the front arm 36 is mounted on an eccentric 128 which is arranged normally as shown in Fig. 1 and is turned, during the operative movement of the wipers, in a direction to impart lengthwise downward movement to the arm 36. The connections for operating the eccentric 128 comprise a crank arm 130 pivotally connected to a link 132 extending through a sleeve 134 pivotally mounted on the outer end of one armof a bell crank 136, the other arm of the bell crank being connected by a link 138 to the arm 36. A stop collar 14:0 adjustably secured on the link 132 in position to be engaged by the sleeve 134: causes the eccentric 128 to be positioned by the arm 36 normally as shown by means of the connections 136 and 138. When operative movement is imparted to the arm 36 to carry the wipers toward the shoe the bell crank 136 is operated by the link 138 to carry the arm 130 is operated yieldingly through the spring 144 to turn the eccentric 128 in a direction to depress the arm 36 and its supported wiper mechanism. As shown in Fig. 1, there is provision for lost motion between the sleeve 134 and the washer 142, the purpose of this arrangement being to permit the wipers to advance substantially into position to operate on the shoe before their downward pressing movement begins, such movement being impart-ed to the wipers during their entire inward wiping movement over the shoe to compress the margin of the upper progressively as it is overwiped.

When the arm 36 is returned to its starting position the sleeve 134 in engagement with the stop collar 140 serves to return the eccentric to its initial position.

In order to guard against interference between the mechanism carried by the front arm 86 and other portions of the machine in case the machine is operated in the absence of any shoe, the arm 36 carries a bar 146 mounted to slide loosely through a lug 148 on the frame of the machine and carrying a nut 150 for engagement with said lug to limit rearward movement of the arm 36 and the wiper mechanism. Such limiting means is of particular utility in the machine illustrated for the reason that the arm 36 and the wiper mechanism, as hereinbefore explained, are positioned initially in a comparatively close relation to the end of the shoeand in the idle operation of the machine would, if limiting means were not provided, be carried farther rearwardly than is usual in machines of this type, with the possibility of damaging portions of the machine.

In the use of themachine, a binder'a formed with end flanges 12 as hereinbefore described is positioned between the wipers (L0 and the underlying supports 98 and 10 1,

as indicated in Fig. 1, the intermediate portion of the binder being slipped past the spring catch 108 which then assists in retaining it in position. Itwill be understood that the binder as prepared for use in the machine may be curved approximately in shoe form or may be substantially straight, and that the end flanges may or maynot be partially bent inward as indicated in Fig. 2 and by broken lines in Fig. 4C. In using a straight binder the operator will bend it as he places it in position between the wipers and the binder supports.

The binder having thus been positioned for use upon a shoe, a last with shoe materials assembled thereon is presented by the operator in the position indicated in Fig. '1. with the sole or insole engaging the shoe rest 10 and the end of the last substantially in ei'igagement with the member 16 to position it lengthwise, the margin of the upper materials being arranged within the open jaws of the toe and side grippers. The

machine is then started and the upper is pulled in the usual manner and is then held under tensionwith the machine at rest to permit inspection of the work and any necessary adjustment. WVhen the machine is again started the shoe clamping and supporting devices 20 and 22 are moved. into operative position, and the upper is overdrawn, wiped inward and fastened by tacks at the opposite sides of the shoe in the manner hereinbefore described. Simultaneously with the operative movement of the side arms 2a which carry the side wiping and tacking mechanisms, the front arm 36 is operated to cause the wipers 40 to wipe the margin of the upper inward round the toe end of the shoe and to compress the margin on the shoe bottom through the operation of the eccentric 128. As the wipers arrive at their limit of lengthwise and inward closing movement, the binder is pressed firmly against the upper round the entire lateral periphery of the toe end of the shoe to hold this portion of the upper conformed to the last in the manner substantially determined by the upper pulling operation and the gathering and overwiping action of the wipers. As hereinbefore explained, the operation of the arm 36 is suitably timed to cause the flanged end portions of the binder to be carried rearwardly and inwardly toward the sides of the shoe in such manner that the fastening flanges Z) are engaged by the incoming wipers 26. These wipers serve by means of their projections 110 to press the end portions of the binder against the lateral periphery of the shoe and serve also to bend down the flanges 6 upon the inwardly extending margin of the upper, whether or not these flanges have been partially bent, as indicated, in the preparation of the binder. The inward movement of the side wiping and tacking mechanisms is completed after the front arm 36 has completed its rearward movement, and the tacks are then driven at the sides as hereinbefore explained, the inwardly bent flanges Z) being positioned to receive the two foremost tacks on each side, as shown in Fig. 3. The parts of the machine are then returned to starting position and the shoe is released.

The invention is herein illustrated by reference to its use upon a shoe of the McKay type, and in such use the shoe is prepared for a subsequent operation whereby the upper is permanently secured to the insole, as explained, for example, in my earlier Patent No. 1,412,892. In the use of the invention in the manufacture of shoes of other types, for example welt shoes and turn shoes, it is contemplated that the shoe with its toe portion held by the binder round its end face .may be presented to the sewing machine for permanently securing the upper to the sole or insole without further preparation in the Way of lasting round the toe. In the operation. of the machine upon welt or turn shoes,

the wipers will serve to crease the upper preliminarily into the angle between the feather and the shoulder or rib of the sole or insole, as well as to cooperate with the binder in forming a sharply defined edge along the margin of the shoe bottom, and thus will assist the operation of the sewing machine in pressing and drawing the margin of the upper tightly into its required position. In use on McKay work also the wipers co-operate, with the binder and the binder applying means'to form a sharply defined edge line on the upper along the margin of the insole, and by their wiping and pressing action serve to mold the inturned flange preliminarily and thus to permit the subsequent upper and sole connecting operation to be performed readily without the necessity for any particular skill upon the part of the operator.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, and means for applying a binder round the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom and for fastening the binder to the shoe.

2. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, means for conforming an upper to the contour of a. last, and means for applying a binder round the end face of the shoe and for fastening the binder to a portion of the shoe materials on the bottom of the last.

3. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming a upper to the contour of a last, and means for applying a binder round the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom and for bending a portion of the binder inwardly over the shoe bottom and fastening it to the shoe.

4. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, means for applying round the end face of the shoe an upper holding band having laterally extending attaching flanges, and means for fastening said flanges to the shoe.

5. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, means for applying round the end face of the shoe an upper holding band having a portion adapted to extend inwardly over the shoe materials on the bottom of the last, and means for driving a. fastener to secure said inwardly extending portion of the band to the shoe materials.

6. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, means for applying a binder round the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom, and means for driving fasteners through said binder to fasten it to the shoe.

7. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming a upper to the contour of a last, means'for applying round the end of the shoe an upper holding binder having laterally projecting attaching flanges, and means movable relatively to the binder to drive fasteners through said flanges to fasten the binder to the shoe.

8. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, means for applying round the end face of the shoe a binder having on its end portions laterally extending flanges adapted to overlie portions of the shoe materials on the bottom of the last, and means for driving fastener through said flangesto fasten the binder to the shoe.

9. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, means for applying round the end face of the shoe a binder having laterally extending attaching flanges, and means for bending said flanges over the materials on the bottom of the last and for driving fasteners through said flanges to fasten the binder to the shoe.

10. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, means for applying round the end face of the shoe an upper holding band, and means for bending a portion of said band over the shoe materials on the bottom of the last and for driving a fastener to secure it to said mateof the shoe and for fastening the end portions of said binder to the shoe.

12. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, means for applying a binder round the end face of the shoe in position to clamp the upper against the edge face of the sole, and means for fastening the binder to the shoe.

13. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, means for applying round the end face of theshoe a binder having on its ends attaching portions adapted to overlie the shoe materials on the bottom of the last, means for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly at the sides of the shoe, andrneans for fastening said attaching por mem tions' of the binder to the overwiped margin of the upper.

14. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, means for overlaying and fastening portions of the upper at opposite sides of the shoe, and means for applying a binder round the end face of the shoe and for presenting the end portions of the binder in position to be fastened on the bottom of the shoe by said upper fastening means.

15. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, means for overlaying and fastening portions of the margin of the upper at the opposite sides of the shoe, and means for applying round the end face of the shoe a binder having on its end portions laterally projecting attaching flanges and for positioning said flanges in operative relation to said overlaying and fastening means to cause them to be bent inward over the shoe bottom and fastened to the shoe by said means.

8. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, means for applying a binder around the end face of the shoe, overlaying means comprising side wipers, means on said wipers for engaging the end portions of the binder and pressing them against the lateral periphery of the shoe, and means for fastening the binder to the shoe.

17. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for working an upper over a last, side tackers movable inwardly over the margin of the shoe bottom at opposite sides of the shoe, and means for applying round the end face of the shoe a binder having attaching portions adapted to overlie the shoe materials on the bottom of the last and for presenting said attaching portions in positionto receive tacks driven by said side tackers.

18; A machine of the class described having, in combination, shoe positioning means, end embracing wipers, means for operating said wipers, and means carried by said Wipers for applying an upper holding binder round the end face of the shoe.

19. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, shoepositioning means, end embracing wipers, and binder applying members carried by said wipers, said members having faces curved in substantial conformity to the lengthwise curvature of the edge of the shoe bottom and arranged to press an upper holding binder into engagement with the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom.

20. A machine of the class described having, in combination, shoe positioning means, and embracing wipers, binder applying members secured to said wipers and arranged to apply a binder round the end face of the shoe, and means for supporting a binder in operative relation to said members.

21. A machine of the class des ribed having, in combination, shoe positioning means, end embracing wipers, means carried by said wipers for engaging a binder and pressing it against the lateral periphery of the shoe, and members constructed and arranged to support a binder in operative relation to said binder en aging means and to yield upon contact with the shoe to permit the binder to be applied to the shoe.

22. A machine of the class described having, in combination, shoe positioning means, end embracing wipers, means carried by said wipers for applying a binder round the end face of the shoe and for holding the binder pressed against the shoe, and means for fastening the binder to the shoe while it is thus held.

23. A machine of the class described having, in combination, shoe positioning means, end embracing wipers, means for operating said wipers, means for positioning adjacent to said wipers a. binder having flanged end portions projecting rearwardly beyond the wipers, means for uplying said binder round the end face of the shoe, and means for fastening said flanged end portions of the binder to the shoe.

24c. A machine of the class described having, in combination, shoe positioning means,

end embracing wipers, means for operating said wipers, means for positioning adjacent to said wipers a band of flexible binder material having end portions projecting rearwardly beyond the wipers, means for applying the binder round the end of the shoe, and means for bending parts of saic. rearwardly projecting portions of the binder over the shoe bottom and for driving fasteners through said parts.

25. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, means for ulling an upper over a last, end embracing wipers, means for operating said wipers, means for fastening the upper at the sides of the shoe, and means for applying round the end face of the shoe an upper holding binder having end portions adapted tobe fastened to the shoe and for presenting said end portions of the binder in position to be fastened to the shoe by said upper fastening means.

26. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, end embracing wipers, means for operating said wipers, side wiping and tacking mechanisms, and means for applying round the end face of the shoe a binder having laterally projecting flange portions and for presenting said flange portlons of the binder in position to be bent over the bottom of the last and fastened to the shoe by the side wiping and tacking mechanisms.

27. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for applying a lasting binder round the end of the shoe exterior-1y of the periphery of the shoe bottom and for fastening said binder to the shoe.

28. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning I f I J: n v means, or means for applying a band or 1181\- ible binder material round the end face of the shoe, and means for bending portions of said band inwardly over the shoe bottom and fastening them to the shoe.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination with last and upper positioning means, of means for applying round the end face of the shoe an upper holding binder comprising a bandof flexible material provided at its ends with flanges adapted to overlie portions of the margin of the upper on the bottom of the last, and means for drivingfasteners through said flanges to fasten the binder to the shoe.

30. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of binder applying means comprising members having front faces curved in substantial conformity to the lengthwise curvature of the edge of the shoe bottom and arranged to press a binder into holding relation to the upper of the shoe round the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom.

31. In a machine of tie class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of binder applying means comprising a pair of members pivoted to swing about an axis substantially at the end of the shoe and having their front faces curved in substantial conformity to the curve of the corresponding portions of the edge of the shoe bottom, said members being arranged to press a binder into holding relation to the upper.

round the end face of the shoe, and means for supporting a binder in operative rela tion to said members.

32. In a machine of the class describe-d, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for applying an upper holding binder round the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom, said binder applying means being constructed and arranged to hold the binder by pressure directed laterally against substantially all portions of it simultaneously, and means for fastening the binder to the shoe while it is thus held.

33. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for applying a binder round the end face of the shoe, additional means for engaging the end portions of the binder and pressing them against the lateral periphery of the shoe, and means for fastening the binder to the shoe.

34.. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for applying round the end face of the shoe a binder having flange portions adapted to be bent inwardly over the shoe bottom, and side wipers arranged to bend said flange portions of the binder inwardly, said wipers having means arranged to engage the binder adjacent to said flange portions and press the binder against the lateral periphery of the shoe.

35. In a machine of the class described, the combination with last and upper positioning means, of a wiper for wiping the margin of the upper over the bottom of the last, supporting means movable to carry the wiper inwardly over the bottom of the last, and additional means arranged to be operated by the inward movement of the wiper for moving the wiper in a different direction to cause it to compress the margin of the upper.

36. In a machine of the class described, the combination with last and upper positioning means, of a wiper for Wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, a wiper support, an eccentrio member on which said support is mounted, means for imparting operative movement to said support, and connections between said support and eccentric member for turning said member in a direction to cause the wiper to compress the margin of the upper during its overwiping movement.

37. In a machine of the class described, the combination with last andupper positioning means, of end embracing wipers, a wiper support movable to carry the wipers lengthwise of the shoe for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly, an eccentric upon which said support is mounted, and means arranged to be operated by movement of said support toward the shoe for turning said eccentric in a direction to cause the Wipers to compress the margin of the upper.

38. In a machine of the class described, the combination with last and upper positioning means, of end embracing wipers, a wiper support movable to carry the wipers, lengthwise of the shoe for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly, an eccentric upon which said support is mounted, and yielding connections between said support and eccentric for turning said eccentric in a direction to cause the wipers to compress the margin of the upper yieldingly during their overwiping movement.

39. In a machine of the class described, the combination with last and upper positioning means, of end embracing wipers, means for operating said wipers to wipe the margin of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, means for embracing the upper round the end of the last close to the edge of the last bottom to conform the upper to the contour of the lateral periphery of the last, and means for imparting to said wipers substantially throughout their inward movement over the shoe a component of movement in a direction transverse to the plane of the last bottom to compress the margin of the upper and in co-operation with, said end embracing means to form a sharply defined edge line on the upper.

in a machine of the class described, the combination with last and upper positioning means, offan overlaying member mounted for movement inwardly over the bottom of the last, a device for forcing said member toward the plane of the last bottom, and lever connections between said device and member for operating the device by the inward movement of the member.

all. in a machine of the class described, the combination with last and upper positioning means, of a wiper for wiping the margin the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, a wiper support movable to operate said wiper, a member movable in wedging engagement with said wiper support to force the wiper toward the plane of the last bottom, and connections arranged to be operated by movement of the wiper support for imparting operative movement to said wedging member.

42. in a machine of the class described, the combination with last and upper positioning means, of a wiper for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, a wiper support movable to operate said wiper, an eccentric member on which said support is mounted, and a bell-crank having its arm connected respec tively to said eccentric member and to said wiper support for turning said member in a direction to force the wiper in its overwiping movement toward the plane of the last bottom.

l3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for pulling an upper over a last, of toe embracing wipers mounted for movement inwardly over the shoe, and mechanism automatically operas tive substantially throughout the overwiping movement of said wipers over the shoe to force them toward the plane of the shoe bottom for applying progressively increasing pressure to the margin of the upper.

4a.. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for pulling an upper over a last, of toe embracin wipers, a wiper support mounted for movement lengthwise of the shoe to operate said wipers, and mechanism arranged to be operated by said movement of the wiper support for forcing the wipers progressively toward the plane of the shoe bottom in their overwiping movement.

45. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for pulling an upper over a last, of a front arm mounted for swinging movement lengthwise of the shoe, end embracing wipers carried by said arm, and mechanism arranged to be operated by the swinging movement of said arm to move the arm and the wipers in a direction transverse to the plane of the shoe bottom for compressing the margin of the, upper.

In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for pulling an upper over a last, of a front arm mounted for swinging movement lengthwise of the shoe, end embracing wipers carried by said arm, an eccentric member forming a pivotal support for said arm, and connections arranged to be operated by swinging movement of said arm for turning said eccentric member to impart to the wipers a compressing movement toward the plane of the shoe bottom.

47.. in a machine of the class described, the combination with means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, of mechanism automatically operative in time relation to said conforming means to apply a binder round the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom and to fasten the binder to the shoe.

as. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for movement toward and from the shoe, mechanism movable with said wipers for sup orting binder and for applying it roun the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom, and additional mechanism for fastening the binder to the shoe.

1-9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for conforming an upper to the contour of a last, of means for supporting and applying round the end of the shoe ezlteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom a binder having parts adapted to overlie the shoe materials on the bottom of the last, and mechanism automatically operative in time relation to said binder applying means to fasten said parts of the binder to the shoe.

50. in a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for movement lengthwise of the shoe, mechanism movable with said wipers for applying a binder round the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom, memv as movable laterally of the shoe for enga ing portions of said binder and bending them inwardly over the shoe bottom, and mechanism for driving fasteners to secure said inwardly bent portions of the binder to the shoe.

51. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, end embracing wipers mounted for movement lengthwise of the shoe, means for applying a binder round the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of the shoe bottom, and side wipers and tackers movable laterally of the shoe and arranged to bend portions of the binder inwardly over the shoe bottom and to drive tacks through said inwardly bent portions to secure the binder to the shoe.

52. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers and supporting means for moving them inwardly over the bottom of the shoe, and additional means automatically operative substantially throughout the inward movement of said Wipers over the shoe to move them transversely of the plane of the shoe bottom for applying increasing pressure to the margin of the upper.

53. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, wiper supporting means movable to carry said wipers inwardly over the bottom of the shoe, and mechanism automatically operative in re-' sponse to the inward movement of the wipers to effect relative movement of the shoe and the wipers in a direction transverse to the plane of the shoe bottom to increase the pressure of the wipers on the upper.

54. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, a wiper support movable to carry said wipers inwardly over the bottom of the shoe, a device for effecting relative movement of said wiper support and the shoe in a direction transverse to the plane of the shoe bottom to increas the pressure of the wipers on the upper, and connections between said device and the wiper support for operating the device by the movement of said support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES F. PYM. 

